Heterogenous correlates of mechanization use and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe: a quantile regression analysis

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zimbabwe
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Montpellier
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecology
cg.contributor.initiativeDiversification in East and Southern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZimbabwe
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZWen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierHambulo Ngoma: 0000-0002-7050-9625
cg.creator.identifierJoão Vasco Silva: 0000-0002-3019-5895
cg.creator.identifierFrédéric Baudron: 0000-0002-5648-2083
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102795
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0306-9192||1873-5657 (Online)
cg.journalFood Policy
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
dc.contributor.authorNgoma, Hambulo
dc.contributor.authorMukamuri, Billy
dc.contributor.authorSilva, João Vasco
dc.contributor.authorBaudron, Frédéric
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-12T16:56:10Z
dc.date.available2025-02-12T16:56:10Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172994
dc.titleHeterogenous correlates of mechanization use and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe: a quantile regression analysis
dcterms.abstractThe drive to mechanize and modernize African agriculture is in high gear, making the need for empirical evidence to guide mechanization investments critical. This paper assesses the heterogenous and distributional correlates of using mechanization and rural livelihoods in Chegutu and Zvimba districts of Zimbabwe, where a private sector company had the largest sales of different machinery across the country between 2019 and 2021. We used a quantile regression estimator and measured livelihoods using farm and household revenues. Based on survey data from 988 randomly selected households, we found that adoption was associated with rising land/labor ratio, market access and wealth. The use of mechanization was associated with a median annual increase of USD 262 in revenue with a wide range from USD 103 at the 25th percentile to USD 2,900 at the 95th percentile per year. The largest revenue gains were associated with post-harvest and irrigation equipment use, and in the upper percentiles of the revenue distribution. These findings call for (i) wealth agnostic promotional efforts to ensure equitable mechanization benefits, (ii) better targeting of mechanization types to farmer needs, and (iii) concerted efforts to strengthen mechanization service provision models.
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2025-01-11
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNgoma, H., Mukamuri, B., Silva, J. V., & Baudron, F. (2025). Heterogenous correlates of mechanization use and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe: A quantile regression analysis. Food Policy, 130, 102795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102795
dcterms.issued2025-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectsmallholders
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale mechanization
dcterms.subjectregression analysis
dcterms.subjectrural livelihoods
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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